We Defend You Against
Sharinn & Lipshie, P.C.

The Langel firm will defend consumers against New York state court collection
lawsuits brought by Sharinn & Lipshie, P.C. In appropriate cases,
we may investigate claims against Sharinn & Lipshie, P.C. for violations
of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act,
and other applicable laws.

Sharinn & Lipshie, P.C. is a high volume debt collection law firm that
brings thousands of cases against consumers each year. It represents banks,
lenders and third party buyers.

As of March 2014, Sharinn & Lipshie, P.C. has represented plaintiffs
in consumer debt actions in at least 20,826 cases in Kings County alone.

In
Colonial Bank, U.S.A. v. Jacobs (Civ. Ct. New York County, 2000), Sharinn & Lipshie, P.C. represented
the Plaintiff at a traverse hearing to determine whether a process server
effectuated proper service on Defendant.

The process server attempted to serve the summons and complaint at Defendant's
residence on three successive weekdays, and on each occasion the building's
doorman denied the process server access beyond the inner lobby door.
On the third attempt, the process server sought to leave the summons and
complaint with the doorman for delivery to Defendant. The doorman refused
to accept service, and denied the process server permission to affix the
papers to the
inner lobby door. The process server then affixed the papers to the
outer lobby door and mailed copies to Defendant at her residence. Defendant thus
brought an action challenging the adequacy of service.

Under CPLR 308(2), when unable to serve a summons and complaint personally
to the defendant's actual place or dwelling, a process server must exercise
due diligence by first attempting to serve a person of suitable age and
discretion at the defendant's actual dwelling or place. If unsuccessful,
the process server may affix the summons and complaint to the defendant's
actual dwelling place. Service on a person of suitable age and discretion
is only effective at the defendant's actual dwelling. Beyond that proximity
to the intended party, there is an inference that the delivery is "reasonably
likely" to fail.

The court found that the server made no attempt to serve Defendant by leaving
the papers in the doorman's general vicinity and informing the doorman
that he was depositing the papers there for Defendant. The requirement
of proper service by affixing the summons and compliant is that the defendant
is "made aware" of the service either by verbal communication
or conduct from the process server. If the person being informed is a
substitute person of suitable age and discretion – the doorman –
due process requires that the "process server communicate sufficient
information… reasonably calculated to assure that the person ultimately
to be served" is informed.

The court found that the process server did inform the doorman of the intent
to serve Defendant. However, the process server simply posted the documents to the
outer door
without communicating to the doorman that the purpose of affixing the papers was for him to
forward them to Defendant. In addition, the court found that affixing
the papers to the exterior door was an unreliable form of service.

The court accordingly found that the process server's conduct fell short
of due process and did not satisfy CPLR 308. Because the court never obtained
jurisdiction over Defendant, the action was dismissed.

Sharinn & Lipshie, P.C. Biographical Information

Sharinn & Lipshie, P.C. is a domestic professional corporation incorporated
in New York and is principally located at 333 Earle Ovington Boulevard,
Suite 302, Uniondale, New York, 11553.

Testimonials

I am forever in gratitude to him. Never in my life did I expect this type of service.

“If you're in need of a law firm to deal with any credit issues, then search no further than Langel Law Firm. After months of trying to resolve a judgement with various debt buyers with no resolve, I called the Langel Law Firm. From the minute I called and spoke to Kimberly, I felt confident. Jesse called me personally; he was reassuring, compassionate, and understanding and more amazingly within 24 hours vacated the judgement. He called me personally at 8pm to inform me. I am forever in gratitude to him. Never in my life did I expect this type of service. Call immediately - you won't reget it.”

“The Langel Firm provided incredibly efficient, professional, and quality debt defense services for our organization. They were always available to answer all of our questions and they obtained results which truly exceeded our expectations.”

Past Client

Jesse, you have been very helpful and you have been following me every step of the way.

“Jesse, you have been very helpful and you have been following me every step of the way. Not to mention that you have kept me posted and updated instantaneously during the entire process.”

Past Client

The manner in which you promptly handled the paperwork, I was truly amazingly surprised. You didn't even give me a chance to stress.

“I will certainly recommend your services to whomever I know in a similar situation. The manner in which you promptly handled the paperwork, I was truly amazingly surprised. You didn't even give me a chance to stress. Now, how cool was that? No mes, no need to stress, call on Jesse. That definitely is your tune. I will direct anyone straight to your web site in a heartbeat. Thanks again, I am ridiculously happy right now. You're the best!!!”

Leticia Flores

Mr. Langel is an extremely intelligent and understanding lawyer, and he is highly recommended.

“Mr. Langel is an outstanding lawyer who is an expert in Debt Defense and Credit Damage matters, and he provides great legal work in these areas. He quickly and efficiently got thousands of dollars in wrongful credit card debt cases removed from my record and also cleaned up my credit report in these matters. In addition to saving me considerable money and providing great peace of mind, Mr. Langel is an extremely intelligent and understanding lawyer, and he is highly recommended.”

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